The Answer, Inc.
$5,000 / 2009 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For the purchase of appliances and payment of one month’s utility bill for a faith-based residential substance abuse recovery program providing services to seven clients for up to a six-month stay.
The Avenue Bears/Pop Warner Little Scholars
$5,000 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
Toward the costs of equipment, uniforms, and insurance for a new Pop Warner Metropolitan Baltimore football and cheerleading club for 200 youth, ages 5 to 14, in the Pennsylvania Avenue and Upton communities.
The Baltimore Community Foundation, Inc.
$40,000 / 2009 / Community Development
Two grants for support of the Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge pilot project that will operate in selected low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The project is designed to instruct residents on how to reduce high energy costs and consumption. Civic Works will train neighborhood leaders using their own houses as models.
The Baltimore Station
$50,000 / 2009 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward final construction costs for expansion and renovation of a residential substance abuse treatment program serving 91 homeless men. The residents are provided with HIV screenings, physical exams, mental health assessments, follow-up treatments, and referrals to GED programs and job training.
The Community School, Inc.
$5,000 / 2009 / Education
For continued support of an alternative school with emphasis on academics and mentoring, serving youth and adults in the Remington and Hampden communities. In addition to a full-time individualized ten-hour day program for high school students, The Community School is offering a college support program and part-time employment for students who have enrolled in college.